Fall 2003/Pasadena
ST502
Van Engen
ST502: TEOLOGÍA SISTEMÁTICA 2: CRISTOLOGIA Y SOTERIOLOGIA.
Charles Van Engen.
DESCRIPTION:
- This course examines the Christian faith in relation to the
identity of Jesus Christ, his redeeming death, his resurrection and the
fundamental questions of justification, sanctification, election, saving grace,
and the spiritual life of faith. We will emphasize the christological and
soteriological questions of major importance for Latin American Christianity:
its relation to natural theology, mariology, the role of the church, Vatican I
and II, the "Other Spanish Christ," popular religion, spiritism, sectarian
groups, the Christology of Latin American Liberation Theology, and the
Christology of Pentecostalism in relation to pneumatology. We will focus on the
Latin American context of a radical break between the Christology "from above"
and Christology "from below."
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- This course provides the student with the opportunity to reflect on
fundamental issues of the Christian faith, the faith and witness of the Church,
and the proclamation of the Gospel in the context of Latin America. The
readings and assignments have been designed to facilitate this kind of
reflection from the point of view of a biblical and dynamic pastoral activity
in the context of Latin America.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet on five Thursdays (October 2, 23, 30, November
6, and December 11) from 3:00 p.m. to 5:50 and 6:30 to 9:20. Although the
course is strongly contextualized, for reasons of integration, it will try to
maintain close ties with the same material as taught in the course in English.
Effort will be made so that the high majority of the readings and assignments
may be done in Spanish. The readings will be complemented by explanation,
reflection, and discussion.
REQUIRED READING:
- Berkhof, L. Manual de Doctrina Cristiana. Grand Rapids:
Eerdmans, 1979, chapters 28-37.
- Carballosa, Evis L. La Deidad de Cristo. Barcelona: Publicaciones
Portavoz Evangélico, 1982.
- Calvino, Juan. Instituciones de la Religión Cristiana. Grand
Rapids: The Evangelical Literature League, 1989.
- LaCueva, Francisco. La Persona y la Obra de Jesucristo. Terrassa:
CLIE, 1979.
- Mackay, Juan A. El Otro Cristo Español. (conseguir del
profesor).
- Choose one of the works on Latin American Christology, Hispanic/Latino
Christology or global Christology drawn from the bibliography provided in
class.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- A. Write six book reviews on the books read, following the format
distributed in class.
- B. There will be a take-home exam on the major elements of Christian
thought concerning Christology and soteriology.
- C. For the third assignment the student may choose one of these two
options:
- The student may develop a series of 10 (ten) sermons or Bible studies
concerning the person, work, ministry and mission of Jesus Christ.
- Write a paper (minimum 12 pages, maximum 15) concerning a pastoral and
contextual matter related to the course.
PREREQUISITES:
- Spanish.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- Meets M. Div. core requirement in Systematic Theology "B" (STB).
FINAL EXAMINATION:
- Yes.